Package org.nuxeo.ecm.directory.ldap

Class LDAPFilterMatcher

java.lang.Object
org.nuxeo.ecm.directory.ldap.LDAPFilterMatcher
public class LDAPFilterMatcher extends Object
Helper class to parse and evaluate if a LDAP filter expression matches a fetched LDAP entry.

This is done by recursively evaluating the abstract syntax tree of the expression as parsed by an apache directory shared method.

Author:
Olivier Grisel

  • Method Details

    • match

      public boolean match(Attributes attributes, String filter)
      Check whether a raw string filter expression matches on the given LDAP entry.
      Parameters:
      attributes - the ldap entry to match
      filter - a raw string filter expression (eg. (!(&(attr1=*)(attr2=value2)(attr3=val*))))
      Returns:
      true if the ldap entry matches the filter

    • simpleMatch

      protected static boolean simpleMatch(Attributes attributes, org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.SimpleNode simpleElement)
      Handle simple equality test on any non-null value (eg: (attr2=value2)).
      Returns:
      true if the equality holds

    • isCaseSensitiveMatch

      protected static boolean isCaseSensitiveMatch(Attribute attribute)

    • isCaseSensitiveSubstringMatch

      protected static boolean isCaseSensitiveSubstringMatch(Attribute attribute)

    • substringMatch

      protected boolean substringMatch(Attributes attributes, org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.filter.SubstringNode substringElement)
      Implement the substring match on any non-null value of a string attribute (eg: (attr3=val*)).
      Returns:
      the result of the regex evaluation